Insecticide.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOURDAN W. WOODS, OF PORTLAND, ARKANSAS.

INSECTICIDE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed Karch31, 1909. Serial No. 487,077.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OURDAN W. WooDs, a citizen of the United States.'residing at Portland, in the county of Ashley and State of Arkansas, have invented an Improved Ins'ecticide, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an insect destroyer and more articularly to a destroyer for the boll weeviF.

My invention consists of the following in- Coal oil ..One quart.

These ingredients are to; be thoroughly mingled by agitation, anda plants infested with boll weevil or other insects, by siftingthe same over the plant. The compound may also be applied to the infested plants in any other desirable manner.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is.

The herein-described composition of matter for destroying insects consisting of the following ingredients in about the propor tions stated, to wit, one-half pound of asafetida, one pound of flour, one ound of lime,

one pound of cement, one-hal pound of sodium carbonate, three ounces of sulfur, three ounces of snuff, one ounce of lodoform, and

plied to the one quart of coal oil, substantially as specifled.-

' Q JOURDAN W. WOODS. Witnesses:

D. L. BAIN, A. J. GREGORY. 

